Writing

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    Review: Doing Virtuous Business

    I recently read Doing Virtuous Business: The Remarkable Success of Spiritual Enterprise and was disappointed. The book, by Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, had the potential to be a great work looking at the various…

  • The Kindle

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    The Kindle

    I’ve fought it for sometime. The intense desire to buy a Kindle has been nagging at me for years. I love the idea of it—a lightweight, relatively inexpensive device that…

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    Dell Hell

    I’ve been a Dell user for years and while I’ve heard of so-called “Dell Hell” experiences, never had anything but outstanding service from them. Until now. First, it seemed that…

  • A Funeral and A Birthday

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    A Funeral and A Birthday

    On Saturday, I started the day with a funeral and ended it with my birthday dinner. When the funeral was set for the 15th and I was asked to help…

  • The World Is A Bit Darker Today

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    The World Is A Bit Darker Today

    A close friend, Ruben Garza, passed away last night. He was 37.

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    Steve Jobs, Rest In Peace

    I had already heard the news via Twitter when Vanessa walked up the stairs after arriving home from work. “Have you heard?!?” Vanessa wouldn’t care about the death of the…

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    New Post at Austin Catholic New Media

    New Post on Austin Catholic New Media: “Mass Starts Before You Walk In”

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    Being A Dad Without A Dad

    As I’ve mentioned in 2003, 2004 and 2007 on this blog, September 19th is the anniversary of the death of my father. With grief, some days are better than others. Some…

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    Team Whitaker

    A great friend, Kathryn Whitaker, launched a complete refresh of her blog, Team Whitaker, today. Previously hosted on Blogger, Kathryn hired a designer and asked me to provide technical services…

  • Now, 154,001

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    Now, 154,001

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 154,000 married fathers care for their children under 15-years old at home full-time while the mothers worked outside of the home. Now, the number is…